The History of Language Processor Technology in IBM
@article{Allen1981TheHO, title={The History of Language Processor Technology in IBM}, author={Frances E. Allen}, journal={IBM J. Res. Dev.}, year={1981}, volume={25}, pages={535-548} }
The history of language processor technology in IBM is described in this paper. Most of the paper is devoted to compiler technology; interpreters, assemblers, and macro systems are discussed briefly. The emphasis is on scientific contributions and technological advances from ah istorical perspective. The synergistic relationship between theory andpractice is a subtheme.
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